Dr Bob Birrell, Leading Demographer: The True State of Australia's Immigration Disaster

My guest today is Dr Bob Birrell who is a well-known demographer and critic of mass immigration.Bob was formerly a professor at Monash University and has acted as an advisor to successive Australian governments on immigration policy.He is currently a president of the Australian Population Research Institute think tank which has just released a survey on the attitudes of Australian to immigration. www.tapri.org.auAmong other things we discuss:- His recent report on Australians attitudes to immigration- The impact of mass immigration on Australia in terms of productivity, social cohesion, housing, and fertility rates.- Why Treasury has got the forecasts on immigration numbers so wrong- What Australia will look like if we continue with our current policies- Whether there is anything realistically that can be done And much more.Recent poll and research report conducted by APRI mentioned in the episode:https://tapri.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Elites-vs-the-electorate-report1-2025-finalV2.pdf